SMYRNA, Del. (AP) – The Latest on hostage situation at Delaware prison (all times local):
11:10 a.m.
Authorities say inmates used “sharp objects” to take over a Delaware prison and hold three prison guards and a counselor hostage.
One of the guards died during the nearly 24-hour ordeal. Two guards were released during negotiations and the counselor was rescued after authorities used a backhoe to breach a building at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security Robert Coupe said Thursday the inmates used “sharp objects” to take over the prison, but he couldn’t describe the weapons in any more detail. He says inmates also filled foot lockers with water and stacked them at entryways to make it harder for authorities to get in.